As long as the floating and rising black levels are truly resolved, you could make a case for exchanging the 5020 for a larger TV with hopefully only slightly lighter black levels such as with the VT30. I would only do it if you're thinking about the 65" and maybe have some interest in 3D.

I can care less about 3D. I can buy a used 9G 60" Elite Kuro or wait out and see how well the blacks hold up in the new Panny's.

See, thats why I don't get excited about MLL measurements before D-Nice does it. Everyone else has differing results and D-Nice has consistant results.
The GT25 that Ed measured was at .003, and now Ed re-measured and its at .006. What is going on here?!

I agree, though, that having the option to just turn on THX and have the PQ already beautiful and calibrated, is a nice option on Panasonics.

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That's kind of the point though, isn't it? I mean 99% of people who buy one of these sets do not opt for any kind of professional calibration...but obviously if someone is not going to do that then they should get the set with the best PQ out of the box.

hello,
I can't seem to decide if I should go for the panasonic gt30/VT30 or a pioneer krp 500. I have a few questions, that maybe you guys can answer.
Does the KRP still have an advantage over the GT 30 like picture quality?
Is the GT30s power consumption significantly better that the krp500?
Which TV should I buy?

hello,
I can't seem to decide if I should go for the panasonic gt30/VT30 or a pioneer krp 500. I have a few questions, that maybe you guys can answer.
Does the KRP still have an advantage over the GT 30 like picture quality?
Is the GT30s power consumption significantly better that the krp500?
Which TV should I buy?

The other guy got what d-nice implys he might get after break-in. However this could be attributable to the on-off brightness issue some have mentioned with the ST's. Why else would the other tester first test a low number then high while D measures high and expects lower. j

Gamma measures how quickly the TV rises out of black and this set rises too quickly. Target is about 2.2.

What that means is that the image will appear sort of washed out. That's why even though the black measurements are important if the set rises out of black to fast then the image won't meet expectations.

The other guy got what d-nice implys he might get after break-in. However this could be attributable to the on-off brightness issue some have mentioned with the ST's. Why else would the other tester first test a low number then high while D measures high and expects lower. j

I can't recall if it was mentioned in the review but I do wonder how many hours were on their set. Maybe 24, 30 at most?

The big question for me is, has the issue regarding rising black levels in Panasonic Plasma displays been resolved with the S/G/VT30's? I guess the only way to know for sure is to wait and see. Given Panasonic's stance on the issue ("It's a feature not a bug") I personally have a hard time trusting them.

Hold on. On my ST30 I can choose between 4 or 5 different gammas, including 2.2. The GT30 doesn't offer a choice of what gamma you want to use? The only gamma option is 1.9? That doesn't sound right.

Once you start actually measuring TVs, you find that manufacturer's claims are more like goals while looking through rose colored glasses, and their settings labels are more like Christmas wish lists...

Gamma is the exponent the TV uses to determine how much light should be coming off the screen for a given input signal. A gamma that is too low will result in an overly bright, washed out image that is lacking contrast. To see this for yourself go into your video card properties and raise the gamma slider.